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UK leading in fight against breast cancer
Death rates from breast cancer fell faster in the UK than any other major European country, experts have claimed.
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Trauma care ‘needs networks at regional level’
The location of NHS regional trauma centres should be organised to deliver required levels of care rather than to deal with the predicted volume of patients, according to the NHS Confederation.
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World class commissioning values are a legacy for the long haul
Latest world class commissioning scores show PCTs rising to new challenges in needs assessment and service design. With this responsibility transferring to GP consortia the lessons in the high quality ‘competencies’ must survive, says David Stout
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Pessimistic foundation trusts set tough savings target
Foundation trusts are expecting their income to drop by an average 0.8 per cent a year from 2010-11 to 2012-13.
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Two bidders left in NHS hospital franchise race
The outcome of a competitive process that will see a private firm involved in the running of an NHS hospital for the first time is expected to be announced before the end of the year.
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'Postcode lottery in end of life care provision'
A postcode lottery exists in whether patients approaching the end of their life are able to die in hospital or at home, a major piece of research shows.
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PCT trains GP commissioners
A primary care trust in Kent is rolling out a training scheme that gives trainee GPs first hand experience of commissioning.
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Cleaning cut claims rejected
A Scottish health board has rejected claims by Labour that “cuts” to cleaning jobs are putting patients’ health at risk.
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Coalition to attack 'culture of waste'
Labour’s legacy will come under attack from the coalition government today.
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'Informed' public would remove NHS budget protection
Frontline NHS services should not be spared from measures to tackle the economic deficit, according to a “citizen’s jury” set up by business consultants PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PwC).
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C diff deaths falling
The number of deaths from healthcare associated infections in Scotland is falling, official statistics show.
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HSBC boss warns against stringent cuts
“Cutting into the muscle” of the UK’s public sector with huge budget reductions could cause lasting economic and social damage, a leading banker has warned.
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Public health campaign to boost disabled sport uptake
More disabled people across London should see sport as a possibility in their lives, according to a joint NHS and local government strategy.
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Dr Foster Intelligence stake could be sold
The Department of Health’s stake in Dr Foster Intelligence could be sold following the announcement of a “strategic review” of options for the future of the enterprise.
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Struggling PCT appoints second interim CEO this year
Dr Paul Zollinger-Read, chief executive of NHS Cambridgeshire, has taken over as interim chief executive of NHS Peterborough, the PCT announced.
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Unison wins unsocial hours equal pay tribunal
An employment appeal tribunal has backed a union claim that women should be entitled to the same level of unsocial hours payments as men.
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Labour attacks NHS over £4m hospitality bill
The NHS in Scotland spent almost £4 million on hospitality for staff and visitors over the past three years, official figures show.
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Cuts may hit 'things we genuinely value', warns PM
Drastic public spending cuts will mean the axe for “some things that we genuinely value”, David Cameron has warned as he braced voters for painful decisions.
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UK breast cancer rates worse than east Africa
Breast cancer rates are more than four times higher in the UK than in eastern Africa, figures show.
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PCT chief exec calls time on NHS career due to illness
NHS Suffolk chief executive Carole Taylor-Brown announced she is stepping down at the end of September due to health reasons.